The Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve and The Miller Fork Recreational Preserve

The Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP) is a 750-acre region owned and maintained by the Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition. The PMRP contains over 400 sport and traditional rock climbs from 5.6 to 5.14c with potential for hundreds more. This is the largest direct land acquisition ever made by climbers and permanently secures access to a significant amount of climbing in the Red.

The Miller Fork Recreational Preserve (MFRP) is a 309-acre region owned and maintained by the Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition. The MFRP also contains over 400 sport and traditional rock climbs from 5.5 to 5.14+, with potential for still more.

The Red River Gorge Climbers' Coaltion is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to ensuring quality climbing opportunities for the recreating public by promosing responsible climbing. The historic PMRP and MFRP purchases represent the RRGCC's dedication to ensure quality climbing opportunities on public and private land. The purchase and operation of the PMRP and MFRP are made possible solely through private donations and volunteer efforts. Current yearly expenses including the property payment, legal fees, and maintenance are close to $30,000. All donations made in support of the RRGCC and its land are tax deductible. Volunteer contributions in the form of trail work or pro-bono professional services are also welcome. Please visit rrgcc.org for more information.

She Might Be A Liar 5.11b (Sport) ****

Stay on the same ledge as Thats What She Said starts on and this is the next route right. This route is a little more spicy and awkard than most the routes at this wall. Enjoy moves rarely used at the Red.

This route is wicked cool, not you’re regular RRG slab. P.S. the top bolt and anchors (easy part of the climb) can be wet while the rest of the route is dry. The best part is you can’t see them from the start.

this route definitely deserves the excavation that it desperately needs. the 20 foot pine sapling slung to the anchors and backed-up with two crazy ass sticker bush vines (and apparently guarded by wasps?-not seen 3/17/12) clings to life. trying to shake it loose only covered the top of the route with mud and debris.

No wasps on 28 April, 2012 But protection at the top is iffy. The chains are pretty rotted and one of the bolts at the anchor has some rust flaking. If lowering on one point of protection is your thing, there are two rap links in the bolt below the anchors.
Also, our group climbed this while mistakenly thinking we were on That's What She Said 5.10c so we kept waiting for it to get easier. Nice to see our consensus that the a grade should be added is accurate. :p

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said on May 1st, 2012

I hope you got on 'That's What She Said' as well, Wirey1. If not, you're missing out.

I went out and sawed off the tree blocking the anchors and cleaned a bunch of dirt off the route. There are no wasps on it now. Resumed traffic should help keep it clean. The anchor chains are really rusted, but also very thick and in no danger of failing. Still, I'll put them on my list of things to replace.

¡Feliz Navidad, mis amigos americanos, from the southern aspect of Spain! Where sun is shining and climber smiling! It is your friend, Stephon, con mi esposa hermosa, Josune!!!
Permit me. Josune and I return from week trip to Gorge de Verdon (while we had good time, it was no Foxtown and stone was less good).
Permit me. We come back to River Red Gorge very now. Regard me. We want climb at Muir. We hear you have to give the monies to climb there. ¿Es verdad? We have no problem pay to play, no? YES!!! Haha!! You know who else has no problem with pay to play?!? Do you???? Don’t make me say it America! Don’t make Stephon say it!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! Until we meet again! Let climb, friends. Let climb!

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Route details are copyright Ray Ellington, John Bronaugh, and other Red River Gorge climbers. Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport. The information in this guidebook is subject to error and should supplement never replace common sense and caution, competent guidance and instruction, and actually being outside. One should be especially cautious on matters of route length, descent type, and number of bolts (especially since such things do change occasionally).